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10-20-2008, 01:26 PM | #1 |
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Helloooo DenCO
I moved to the area late spring....picked up my E90 this summer and found this forum recently. Now bring on the snow!...in the high country.
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10-21-2008, 12:22 PM | #2 |
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Welcome to Denver 123. Sounds like you'll get your wish for snow tonight!
I'm installing my snow tires/rims this weekend - I was trying to hold off as long as possible.
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10-25-2008, 07:25 PM | #3 | |
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10-26-2008, 12:29 PM | #4 |
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Yeah, but if he has the sport pkg. tires on, even when it starts getting colder he will notice less traction...even without snow. The stock sport tires don't work so well in the cold, and especially the snow.
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10-27-2008, 10:16 AM | #6 |
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I only have the summer Bridgestone 18 inch RFTs on my E90. I haven't purchased a winter setup yet as our other vehicle is a SUV. We have a road trip to Sante Fe, NM planned in mid November.
I really want to take the BMW on the road trip, but I'm a little worried if I get caught in snow. Do you think I should risk it? I don't know how long the folks in Denver go before putting on winter tires. |
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10-27-2008, 01:40 PM | #7 |
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Raton pass at the CO/NM border can get real sketchy real quick during the winter. If it were me I honestly wouldn't risk it on that drive and especially in your nice Bimmer. Get some snows on there and you should have no problem.
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p.s. I've thought about buying an old 4 wheel drive but it's not in the budget at the moment.
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10-27-2008, 02:21 PM | #9 |
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Thanks for the advice. I hadn't looked up the route to Sante Fe yet. I just assumed since it was basically a straight shot down I25, it wouldn't be that difficult. Considering the wife and 7 month old daughter will be riding along, I'll probably just take the SUV. I just put on new tires on the SUV too. Damn, i was really looking foward to a road trip in the Bimmer.
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10-27-2008, 07:47 PM | #10 | |
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So here is the million dollar question - what is your SUV? We have a LR3 - that will just be creepy beyond belief if you guys have a LR3 too -Rich |
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10-27-2008, 11:04 PM | #11 |
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Rich,
That's pretty funny. No, we don't have an LR3. It's an Isuzu Rodeo. But my 330i is Black Saphire When did you live in Lawrence? I went to KU in the mid 90's. Went to high school in Wichita, KS and my folks actually lived in Lawrence for little while after I graduated. So, to the question at hand...are you taking the SUV to Sante Fe and when will you be there? If you take the Bimmer, maybe I will too. I really need to purchase a winter setup. |
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10-27-2008, 11:12 PM | #12 |
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where in Denver do you live? I usually notice most E90's that I see on the road. I've seen a few 330XIs and a couple 335s, but very few with sport package.
I'm just east of downtown, south of Park Hill in a neighborhood called Mayfair. |
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10-27-2008, 11:14 PM | #13 | |
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Not 100% sure on when we'll be heading down to NM - still trying to nail down some meetings. And I doubt that we'll take the Bimmer - Southern Colorado can get rocked with snow on a moments notice, and the LR3 is pretty much unstoppable. BTW, I think we are both looking for a set of winter tires/wheels (with similar needs - both SP, 330s) - we'll have to keep an eye out so we don't bid against each other Take care, Rich |
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And I'm shocked at the number of E90s out there - however, most seem to be 325 and 328 (i's and xi's), and you are 100% right, very few with sport packages. I would have loved to have splurged on the 335, but with a new baby, the 330i is just about perfect, and they are basically giving cars away right now (especially RWD ones going in to winter!). -Rich |
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The bmws are simply great on that trip - fast cruising, good mileage and the twisty's over Raton and the drop into SF are a blast! Be sure to take a radar detector-you'll need it.
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